Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-20
WEATHERFORD.
Something About Parker County, Weather
ford and Springtown-Local Notes.

Ior6 ana SprlnStO"u-LoChl -NoISn'
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WATERFORD, Ten, Aug. 18.-It is |
well known fact thst Westaerford hiss for |
years been one OF the most prosperous
and rapidly growing cities in the state.
Several years ago it was supported and
made 10 grow IRON q frontier village into
q Furnishing little city, by the stoCkmen
who grazed their numerous and large
herds over the broad prairies and rich
and fertile valleys Of this and adjacent
counties But Of late years they have
had to move on westward and give Wsy TO
farmers who give a country the substantial
stay which last "on and on forever and
now the citizens of this city tiod them
selves in the midst of one Of the finest
agricultural and fruit growing sections in
the state. The soil is adapted 10 the
growth Of almost everything that grows,
| it can't be surpassed as q waeat-growiDg
county, and for grapes and fruit it is in
| the lead. There are four fine vineyards
near this. city, each Of which raises an
immense amount Of grapes which are
shipped both east and west, besides
number Of good orchards. Corn,
oats, millet and other grain grow
es fine as any country ever produced.
! Cotton is one of the leading products,
| and Of late years castor beans are being
raised in abundance, as there is market
III this place for them, the only castor oil
mill in the state being in this city The
very finest agricultural lands in the coun-
ty are the rich and fertile valleys, and
they are very numerous. The south
ern portion Of the county is prairie,
and is shesd of anything in small grain.
and the hay fields are many and large
portion OF the western country is fur
nished with hay from this county, while
the northern portion of the county is
strictly an agricultural country, with
Springtown in its midst, which is located
eighteen miles north and tributary to this
city, is one of the prettlest little towns in
the state 1t is situated on the edge OF g
nice gradual, rolling prairie, and near q
nice running stream supported by springs
in and around the city, with abundance OF
stately oaks for shade trees. II is an
, INCORPORATED town with about 100
or 500 inhabitants, has four churches, =
fine schools, one OF which hiss over 100
, scholars enrolled for the next session
from abroad; one fine Touring mill, two
steam gins and large number OF first
class business firms, al doing 8 good
business, and is as finely w8terad place
as there is in Texas. THE GAZETTE cor
respondent has just returned from trip
to that Il )urishing town, and can say that
/ it can well be called Springtown
) for there are greet number oil
springs in and around SpringtOWn, besides
: there are seven &rtesiap wells IN the town
sill flowing with SIS pure freestone water
as can be found. This town is on the
. surveyed line of the Fort Worth Western
Road.
THIS is only one of the many flourish
ing towns tributary to Weatherford.
There is not 8 good average crop o
: grain raised in this county this year, s;
the grain suffered little for rain, though
with the recent fine rains al over the
county the present prospects for a goOC
yield of cotton are good. With this, anC
+ 10 view OF the completion of tht
. Santa Fe, which will be done By
e September Is, Weatherford has begun tC
s erect several stone buildings, and there
/ will De several others started in the
e course of the next thirty days, anon.
i them Mr.. George P. Levy will commence
It the building of handsome stone bust
n ness house on North Main street. Their
e are two stone buildings already in cours
of construction on this street.
The ladies of the Methodist churci
e gave a concert at the opera house thi
d week, which is pronounced the bes
e entertainment OF the kind ever give
$ in this city. 1t was hnancia
e success as IN every other way. Tn
4 proceeds were added to the fund to bull
a new church which will be commence
II very soon and when completed wi
?, cost SlO,O
st Mr.. S. Newmeyer has returned HON
from New York.
Mr.. II. p. HIIIiard returned during tt
week from business trip to the north